Passport Information

The Denton County Clerk can only guarantee copies for births that occurred within Denton County. In order to avoid delays, it is recommended to those born outside of Denton County to obtain a copy from your county of birth, prior to applying for your passport.

Birth records are not public records and information cannot be verified via phone. For questions, please call (940) 349-2018.

Passport applications are accepted at six (6) County Clerk locations Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM. Since the County Clerk’s office offers a walk-in passport service (no appointments needed), a firm cutoff time of 4:15 PM* is necessary. Please see more information about specific locations below.

*Due to the unusually large volume of Passport customers at all locations, a cut off time earlier than 4:15 PM is sometimes necessary when wait times exceed hours of operation. We apologize for this inconvenience and recommend arriving as early as possible to avoid delays.

Office Locations:

Passport applications are accepted at the County Clerk's offices located in

Passport Fees:

2. County Clerk Processing Fee - the County Clerk's office charges a $35.00 processing fee for each application and $10.00 for each photo.

What Forms of Payment are Required?

1. Passport Application Fee - you must have one (1) of the following forms of payment for each passport application. Do not combine payments if you are getting more than 1 application processed.

Acceptable forms of payment: personal check, business check, money order or cashier's check.

DO NOT provide cash or credit/debit cards for your Passport Application Fee. These cannot be accepted.

2. County Clerk Processing Fee - this can be collected in any form of payment (cash, check, credit/debit). The County Clerk's office charges a $35.00 processing fee for each application and $10.00 for each photo.

Time Needed to Process Applications:

Wait times vary depending on the traffic at each location. There tends to be an increased amount of traffic during afternoon hours. As well as on days that local schools are on holiday (Spring Break, Winter Break, Summer Break, and any other school district observed holidays).

*Due to the unusually large volume of Passport customers at all locations, a cut off time earlier than 4:15 PM is sometimes necessary when wait times exceed hours of operation. We apologize for this inconvenience and recommend arriving as early as possible to avoid delays.

Passport Applications:

Download Passport Application Forms or pick up forms at any of the 6 Denton County Clerk locations.You must print your application form single-sided. The Passport Agency cannot accept double-sided forms.

This form must be presented and signed in person at an authorized passport acceptance facility. If you have never had a U.S. passport, you are under age 18, or if your most recent passport was lost or stolen you must use this form. (If you are applying because your passport was lost or stolen, you will also need to submit Form DS-64.)

(For Renewals Only) This form should be used for renewing a previously issued U.S. passport by mail. There are four criteria for using this form. Please use the following checklist to see if you are eligible to apply with a DS-82:

I can submit my most recent passport.

I was at least 16 years old when my most recent passport was issued.

I was issued my most recent passport less than 15 years ago.

I use the same name as on my most recent passport. Or, I have had my name changed by marriage or court order and can submit proper documentation to reflect my name changes.

You can find updated travel warnings and information at the Travel.State.Gov website.